The Face of the Tiger [Paperback]

Mark Steyn (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0973157003 | ISBN-13: 978-0973157000 | Publication Date: November 1, 2002 | Edition: 1St Edition

In this collection of essays, Mark Steyn considers the world since September 11th - war and peace, quagmires and root causes, new realities and indestructible myths. Incisive and witty as ever, Steyn takes on "the brutal Afghan winter", the "axels of evil", the death of Osama bin Laden and much more from the first phase of an extraordinary new war.

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About the Author

Mark Steyn's writing on politics, arts and culture can be read around the world. In the US, he appears in The Chicago Sun-Times, The New York Sun and other papers, and is also drama critic of The New Criterion. In Britain, he is a columnist for The Daily Telegraph, the United Kingdom's biggest-selling broadsheet daily, and The Spectator, the oldest continuously published magazine in the English language. In Canada, he writes for The National Post.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Stockade Books; 1St Edition edition (November 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0973157003
• ISBN-13: 978-0973157000
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #499,388 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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106 of 113 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars mark of excellence, December 19, 2002

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bill katovsky (san francisco, california USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Face of the Tiger (Paperback)

he tosses off verbal zingers with the very best, offering pungent commentary with satirical jabs. i consider him a more erudite version of p.j. o'rourke--and not as mercilessly cynical. i often find myself laughing out loud reading steyn--my brother in england would often email his u.k. columns. but it's not sophomoric humor that engages steyn's wit; he's high-brow the entire way. it would be okay to label him an iconoclast simply because his take is often in opposition to conventional opinion and what passes for wisdom. steyn puts to shame all the muttering pundits who perform combat duty at the major mags and newspapers. perhaps frank rich is in his league, but i wouldn't trade steyn for the top draft pick, ever.

84 of 89 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious, savage, and moving, October 24, 2003

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L O'connor (richmond, surrey United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Face of the Tiger (Paperback)

I've been a fan of Mark Steyn's brilliant column in the Telegraph for years now, it's great to finally have a book of his wonderful articles. These articles covera year from September 11 2001 to September 11 2002, and are all entrhalling to read. On the subject of September 11 he is deeply moving, his articles on this subject brought tears to my eyes. he can just as easily make you laugh, he's hysterically funny on the subject of the 'brutal Afghan winter' among other things. This book is brilliant and fascinating, there isn't a dull sentence in it.

58 of 61 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb, December 20, 2003

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Susan Norton (Australia) - See all my reviews

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Mark Steyn is a superb writer and stylist, a master of dazzling verbal pyrotechnics. More than that, he's on the good side! These columns are a delight to read and full of good sense as well. Steyn proves mastery of style and subject-matter is not dead. Like PJ O'Rourke, he redeems the name of jourmalism. Buy this collection, not only for your own edification and delight (as well as rage!) but to show your children a scintillating portrait of our strange times in the future.